Man police say had arsenal pleads not guilty to knife possession

11:08 PM,
Apr. 24, 2013

Lawrence Mulqueen

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A 50-year-old Nanuet man has pleaded not guilty to illegally possessing a metal knuckle knife during his February arrest on charges of using Facebook to threaten elected officials.

Lawrence Mulqueen stood quietly Wednesday as his lawyer entered his plea to third-degree criminal possession of a weapon before state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly at the Rockland Courthouse in New City.

The charge is one of several against Mulqueen, whose Facebook writings were described by police as consistent with anti-government groups. ...